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Arch

Tidal arch

Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
November 15, 2010

Arches

Arch redux

Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
November 9, 2010

Arches

Two girls

Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
October 27, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

Arches

Geology

Rock pox

Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
November 9, 2010

Tide pools

Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
November 9, 2010

Birds

Brewer's banded

Brewer's blackbird
Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
October 11, 2013

Sky worship

Brewer's blackbirds (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
October 27, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Snowy in Santa Cruz

Snowy egret (Egretta thula)
Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
October 27, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Killdeer

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
October 27, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Killdeer

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
October 27, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Butterflies

Monarch wings

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
November 9, 2015

Monarchs mating

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
November 9, 2015

Monarchs mating

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
November 9, 2015

Arch at bridges

Monarch butterflies
Natural Bridges State Park
Santa Cruz
October 11, 2013

Monarchs mating

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
November 9, 2015

When monarchs cluster

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
October 11, 2013

5 monarchs

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 27, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Monarch

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 27, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Monarchs on eucalyptus

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 27, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Monarch leaves

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges
Santa Cruz
October 27, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

new

Monarch backlit

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Monarchs

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Monarchs

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Monarch on eucalyptus

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Eucalyptus ()
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Monarch on eucalyptus

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Eucalyptus ()
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Monarch

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

A year later

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 18, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Monarchs still mating

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 18, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Squirrel getting POed

Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) - melanistic variant
Poison oak (Toxicodenron diversiloba)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Spider nails

Hands
Spiders
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Spider nails

Hands
Spiders
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 26, 2018
Olympus Tough TG-5

Greater quaking grass (Briza maxima) - rattlesnake grass
Family: Poaceae (grasses)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 18, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Purpletop vervain (Verbena bonariensis)
Family: Verbenaceae (verbena family)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 18, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

PO on trunk

Pacific poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
Family: Anacardiaceae (cashew family)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 18, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Family: Tropaeolaceae (nasturtium family)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 18, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)
Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
October 18, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Places

Santa Cruz

Año Nuevo

Elkhorn Slough

Pigeon Point

Point Lobos

Natural Bridges State Beach

Waddell Beach

Creatures

Seals

Sea otters

Monarchs

Animals

Geography

Mountains

Islands

Sun and Moon

modified: October 20, 2019
created: November 21, 2010
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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